Our Song

          Have you ever thought about how much ground your mind can cover in a very short period of time? All you need is a little free time and something to jumpstart that amazing machine that hums along inside our heads. That’s what happened to me on a two hour drive alone today back from the eastern shore.

         While searching for a station to listen to on my satellite radio I ended up on “Sixties on Six”. I don’t listen to it much because it always provokes thoughts of a time that wasn’t all that kind to me, but I do love the music. As the songs and the miles clicked by, my mind began a dizzying journey through time touching down every now and then to a spot that had some special meaning in my life. Each thought generates another and another and before you know it you’re on that roller coaster ride through the storage vaults of our minds where memories are kept in unmarked files just waiting to be pulled out and dusted off.
          I wish I could say that that these journeys always make me feel better, but they usually don't. I almost always end up wishing I had made some different choices or had a few less missed opportunities. Sometimes I think I would sell my soul to have twenty five years of wear and tear knocked off my body.
         Then as I step back into real time I think to myself . You know what? I couldn’t be any happier than I am right now. It’s all because of that one special person who walked into my life a couple of years ago and changed everything.
         My quality of life gets better and better with each passing day. I have it all now, love, passion, adventure and happiness. We are blessed with wonderful children and their families who share our lives and give us much joy. Heck, sometimes I even feel twenty five years younger even if it is only for a short while! I love my life now and I love the woman who shares it with me ! This is our song as we continue to live happily ever after.

“…..I hope you don’t mind that I put down into words ….how wonderful life is while you’re in the world."

“Your Song”

Elton John

"Queen of the Angels"

Her eyes are like the twinkling of the stars on a crystal clear night,
she thinks that no one sees.
Her hair is like gold and catches the eye as she goes by,
she thinks that no one notices.
Her smile turns the sadest moments to joyfull laughter,
she doesn't understand why.
Her beauty lights up the faces of those she meets,
she thinks surely this can not be.
She thinks these things are all imagined,
but I know that they are real.
She is my angel, she is my love, she is my queen.
All the rest can continue to dream.
Throughout the years many have tried,
but I am the only guy who can make the Queen of the Angels sigh !

Love

        Love ... Often dismissed as over rated by those who don't have it, cherished by those who do. Some spend a lifetime searching for it, others are lucky enough to find it at every turn. For those of us who have been around a while,we have most likely been on both sides of the fence.. had it.. lost it.. dreamed of it.. found it when we least expected it. I myself have been lucky enough to find the love of my life at a time when I had just about come to the conclusion that all hope of feeling that most wonderful of emotions again was gone forever.
        It has changed me and changed my life! It is amazing how you look at things differently through those rose colored glasses that are standard equipment when you are in love. Things that were once drudgery are now fun and exciting. Each day becomes an adventure, things that once seemed out of reach are now possible and your desire to reach out for those things is renewed.
        If you consider yourself in love, don't take it for granted that it will always be there, for you may wake one day and realize that things have changed. It will leave you wondering where you went wrong. Love is like a beautifull garden filled with things you love to enjoy. But without a lot care and nurturing it can become wilted, filled with weeds and finally dying, leaving behind only the remains of what used to be.
        So whether it's a spouse, a girl/boy friend, a child or a parent, don't just say the words that we so often carelessly use out of habit when leaving them or at the end of a phone conversation. "I love you" should always come from the heart and be accompanied by the actions and emotions that let them feel what you feel for them and inspires them to love you in return.